Eagan Patch notes that "domestic partner registries allow unmarried couples — both heterosexual and homosexual, to document their relationship with the city."

The Eagan proposal calls for couples, gay or straight, to pay $25 if they want to register with the city and get a certificate. It would cost another $25 to cancel the registration.

In October, the Inver Grove Heights City Council voted down a proposed domestic partner ordinance, but 12 other cities, including St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, have passed the measure. Falcon Heights passed one last summer.